| Janne Mortil | |
| Birth Name: | Janne Mortil |
| Birth Date: | 14 December 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Canada |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1973–2003; 2018 |
Janne Mortil (born December 14, 1967) is a Vancouver-based Canadian actress probably best known for playing Madeleine Astor in Titanic (1996) and Michelle Dupont in the television series Side Effects, for which she was nominated for a Gemini, and Detective Tricia Kelsey in Street Justice (1991–1993).
Janne Mortil began her career with a 1973 appearance in The Beachcombers at the age of five.[1] She was a regular in the 1970s soap opera House of Pride.[2] She performed on stage in the 1979 Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company's production of The Innocents[1] and appeared in 1980 in Huckleberry Finn and His Friends television series.
Her movie roles include Sally Moffat in Little Women (1994).[3] In 1996, she played Madeleine Astor in the television movie Titanic, opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones. In 2003, she played Sergeant Kibble in Hitcher 2.
Her television credits include 21 Jump Street, The X-Files, and Cold Squad. In 1992 she provided narration for the CBC documentary mini-series The Valour and the Horror.[4] She played also Detective Tricia Kelsey on Street Justice (1991-1992) and Michelle Dupont, the clinic's receptionist[5] in Side Effects (1994-1996).[3] [6] For the latter role, she was nominated for a 1996 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series.[7]
Mortil lived in Montreal with Tony Nardi,[8] her former partner, since 1995.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Linda Grey | |||
| 1986 | Ovra | |||
| 1987 | Malone | Helen | ||
| 1991 | Chaindance | Loni | ||
| 1994 | Whale Music | Star | ||
| 1994 | Tokyo Cowboy | Shelly | ||
| 1994 | Little Women | Sally Moffat | ||
| 2002 | The Santa Clause 2 | Pamela's Mother | ||
| 2003 | Sergeant Kibble | Video |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | The Beachcombers | Episode: "Bush Fever" | ||
| 1974 | House of Pride | |||
| 1980 | Huckleberry Finn and His Friends | Susie Harper | Episodes: "Such a Lovely Funeral", "Huck Is a Hero", "The Millionaires" | |
| 1983 | The Beachcombers | Episode: "Wave of the future" | ||
| 1986 | That Secret Sunday | Lisa | TV film | |
| 1987 | Danger Bay | Brenda | Episode: "Big Horns" | |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Karla / Sheila | Episodes: "Don't Pet the Teacher", "You Oughta Be in Prison" | |
| 1988 | Nightmare at Bittercreek | Tracy Senia | TV film | |
| 1989 | Neon Rider | Deidre Ogilvry | Episode: "Dude" | |
| 1990 | 21 Jump Street | Cara / Diane | Episodes: "Last Chance High", "This Ain't No Summer Camp" | |
| 1990 | Neon Rider | Tracy | Episode: "The Mighty Quin" | |
| 1991 | Neon Rider | Charlene | Episode: "1117" | |
| 1991 | My Secret Identity | Linda Blane | Episode: "Slave for a Day" | |
| 1991-1992 | Street Justice | Det. Tricia Kelsey | Recurring role (11 episodes) | |
| 1992 | Death by Moonlight: Bomber Command | Mary "Bubbles" Moore | TV film | |
| 1992 | The Valour and the Horror | Mary Moore 'Bubbles' | TV documentary miniseries | |
| 1992 | Kathy Pearl | TV film | ||
| 1993 | Liar, Liar Between Father and Daughter | Chrissy Berezuk | TV film | |
| 1993 | North of 60 | Leslie Baxter | Episodes: "Freeze Out", "All About Leslie", "Southern Comfort" | |
| 1994-1996 | Side Effects | Michelle Dupont | Main role (29 episodes) | |
| 1995 | Johnny's Girl | Angie | TV film | |
| 1995 | Mixed Blessings | Nancy | TV film | |
| 1996 | Mona Wustner | Episode: "Teso Dos Bichos" | ||
| 1996 | Sarah | Episode: "Town Without Pity" | ||
| 1996 | Titanic | Madeleine Astor | TV miniseries | |
| 1996 | Two | Patty | Episode: "Reunion" | |
| 1996 | Viper | Evie | Episode: "Street Pirates" | |
| 1996 | Rossini's Ghost | Young Martina | TV film | |
| 1997 | Contagious | Judith | TV film | |
| 1998 | Cold Squad | Rikki Stanfield | Episode: "Michelle Dorn" | |
| 2000 | Cold Squad | Colleen Walsh | Episode: "Trust" | |
| 2000 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Melanie Stone | Episode: "The Hottest Places in Hell" | |
| 2017 | Suits | Judge | Episode: "Divide and Conquer" | |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs | Gloria | Episode: "Expectation" |